WHETHER SHORT-TERM EXPERIENCE CAN ENHANCE PERCEPTUAL-MOTOR LEARNING IN A MOVING (VEHICULAR) GAP INTERCEPTION TASK

Authors

  • M Azam Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Government College University Lahore 54000, Pakistan
  • A Ali Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Government College University Lahore 54000, Pakistan
  • H. C. Chung Kunsan National University, South Korea

Keywords:

Perceptual-Motor Tasks, Gap Interception, Pedestrian, Virtual Environment

Abstract

Background: Accurate perceptual judgment and skilful movement coordination are required to perform sports specific or everyday perceptual-motor tasks. In ball catching, for example, a catcher must judge the spatial and temporal aspects of the flying ball and adjust his locomotion according to the changing situation. Likewise, an everyday perceptual-motor task that requires perceptual accuracy and skilful movement coordination is to intercept a gap between moving vehicles as a pedestrian (i.e., road-crossing). Purpose: Experience (both short-term and long-term) is important in learning to perform such everyday perceptual-motor skills. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of short-term experience on pedestrians’ perceptual decisions and movement coordination in an experimental road-crossing task. Methods: Twenty-two young adults of Kunsan National University participated voluntarily in the experiment and performed a moving gap interception task (road-crossing) in the virtual environment. Results: Participants’ perceptual decisions improved and movement coordination during gap interception enhanced with short-term experience. Conclusion: this study concluded that perception and movement coordination can be calibrated with experience even in short-time scale. Also, perceptual accuracy and enhanced motor-ability is important to increase pedestrians’ safety in road-crossing and in other similar everyday perceptual-motor tasks.

Author Biographies

M Azam, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Government College University Lahore 54000, Pakistan

Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Government College University Lahore 54000, Pakistan

A Ali, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Government College University Lahore 54000, Pakistan

Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Government College University Lahore 54000, Pakistan

H. C. Chung, Kunsan National University, South Korea

Kunsan National University, South Korea

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2020-11-25

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